"Night of Rebellion" is a song recorded by Australian rock band INXS.[1] Deluxe released the song in January 1982 as the second single from their studio album Underneath the Colours.[2][3][4] The song was written by Andrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence, and Kirk Pengilly, and produced by Andrew Farriss and Richard Clapton.[5][6]

"Night of Rebellion"
Single by INXS
from the album Underneath the Colours
ReleasedJanuary 1982
RecordedJuly–August 1981
StudioStudios 301, Paradise Studios (Sydney, Australia)
GenreRock, pop
Length3:29
LabelDeluxe
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
INXS singles chronology
"Stay Young"
(1981)
"Night of Rebellion"
(1982)
"Underneath the Colours"
(1982)

Releases

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The song was also included in the following albums: Stay Young 1979–1982 and The INXS Collection 1980-1993.[7] "Night of Rebellion" was only released in Australia and was not as successful as its predecessor single "Stay Young", failing to appear in the charts.

The B-side includes the song "Prehistoria", an instrumental track composed by Kirk Pengilly and produced by Andrew Farriss. The track features loads of dinosaur and bird noises in the background. In New Zealand, the single "Underneath the Colors" was released with the same B-side containing "Night of Rebellion".[citation needed]

Reception

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John Teerds of The Age stated, "Night of Rebellion is a pacey song with a good chorus and leads into a side with the emphasis on rockier numbers".[8]

Track listing

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7" single track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Night of Rebellion"Andrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence, Kirk Pengilly3:29
2."Prehistoria"Kirk Pengilly3:54

References

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  1. ^ "Sunday to sunday". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 January 1982. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  2. ^ "INXS Albums From Worst To Best". Stereogum. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  3. ^ Strong, Martin (1996). The Wee Rock Discography. Canongate Books. p. 225. ISBN 978-0-86241-621-8. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  4. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1998). The Great Rock Discography. Canongate Books. p. 388. ISBN 978-0-86241-827-4. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  5. ^ "charts.org.nz - INXS - Night Of Rebellion". charts.nz. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  6. ^ "INXS - Night Of Rebellion - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Night of Rebellion by INXS - Track Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  8. ^ Teerds, John (19 November 1981). "Keybords give Police new sound". The Age. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
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